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Alexandru "Alec" Secăreanu (Romanian: [alekˈsandru sekəɾeˈanu]; born 4 December 1984) is a Romanian actor. He gained international recognition for playing Gheorghe in the 2017 film God's Own Country.

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Alec Secăreanu
Born	(1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 37) Bucharest, Romania
Alma mater	Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Early life

Alexandru Secăreanu was born in Bucharest.[1] He completed drama study at the Caragiale Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography in 2007.[2]

Career

After appearing in a number of Romanian films, Secăreanu appeared in his first English-language role in director Francis Lee's God's Own Country (2017), in which he played a Romanian migrant worker Gheorghe, who begins a relationship with a sheep farmer played by British actor Josh O'Connor on a farm in rural West Yorkshire. Lee had insisted on casting a Romanian actor in the role of Gheorghe. After winning the role, he worked on a farm for two weeks before filming. His performance in God's Own Country earned him a London agent, membership of Equity (formerly officially titled the British Actors' Equity Association),[3] and a nomination for 2017 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) in Best Actor category.[4]

Personal life

As of 2017, Secăreanu lives in Bucharest.[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Scurta Revedere (Short Goodbye)		Short film; Vlad Fenesan, director
2008	Numele meu este… (My Name Is...)		Short film; Dorin Moldoveanu, director
	Ultima zi din cariera de taximetrist a lui 5-9 (The Last Day of His Taxi Driver Career 5-9)		Short film; Ivo Baru, director
2011	Adalbert's Dream	Motostivuitoristu	Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Gabriel Achim, director
	Ursu' (Bear)		Short film; Evgeny Gromik, director
	Mătăsari	Alex	Short film; Piperkoski Ilija, director
2013	Treizeci (Thirty)	Razvan	Short film; Credited as Alexandru Secareanu; Victor Dragomir, director
2014	Love Bus: cinci povesti de dragoste din Bucuresti (Love Bus: Five Love Stories from Bucharest)	George	Omnibus film composed of five different episodes; Episode 5 Cişmigiu; Andrei Georgescu, director
2015	Candy Crush	George	Short film; Andrei Georgescu, director
2016	Minte-mă frumos în Centrul Vechi (Remember Me Nicely in the Old Town)	Barman	Directed by Iura Luncasu
	Tudo	Seba	Directed by Iura Luncasu
	Love		Short film; Franz Galo, director
	Chosen	Schacht	Directed by Jasmin Dizdar
2017	God's Own Country	Gheorghe Ionescu	Main role
	The Best Customer	Postman/Policeman (voice)	Animation/Short film; Serghei Chiviriga, director
2018	Doing Money	Luca	BBC Two TV movie; Lynsey Miller, director
2020	Amulet	Tomaz	Directed by Romola Garai
	Ammonite	Dr. Lieberson	Directed by Francis Lee
	The Bike Thief	The Rider	Directed by Matt Chambers

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2006	Daria, iubirea mea	Florin Cernea	TV series
2007	Cu un pas înainte		TV series
	One Step Ahead		2 episodes ("Striptease" and "Punct. Și de la capăt")
2011	Pariu cu viața	Rapitor 1	2 episodes ("E scris în stele" and "O doamna si un vagabond: Partea 2")
2014	Fetele lu' dom' Profesor	Marcel	TV series
2017	The Saint	Bashir	TV movie
2019	Baptiste	Constantin Baracu	BBC TV series
2020	Strike Back: Vendetta	Zayef Hiraji	Sky One, Cinemax TV series, 7 episodes
2021	RUXX	Andrei Dobrev	HBO Europe TV series, 8 episodes
2022	Spy/Master	Victor Godeanu	HBO Europe TV series

Stage

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Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
2018	Gundog[6]	Guy	Royal Court Theatre
	This is a Set Up		National Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest
2015	Fight Club[7]	Tyler Durden	Teatrul Apropo, Bucharest, Romania[8]
	Recviem		National Theatre Bucharest
2013	Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale		Romanian Pavillion, Venice
2012	Crisis (Crize – the Gay Version)[9]		Teatrul Tabu, Bucharest
	Ferdinand the VIII		Comedy Theatre, Bucharest
	Flowers, Movies, Girls & Boys		Godot Café, Bucharest
	Get Out!		O2G
	No One		Metropolis Theatre, Bucharest
	Of Mice and Men		Port (Casandra Studio)
	The Forest, Captain's Bride		Nottara Theatre, Bucharest

Accolades

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
British Independent Film Awards	2017	Best Actor	God's Own Country	Nominated	[10]

References

External links

• Alec Secăreanu at IMDb 
• Alec Secăreanu on Instagram
• profile at castforward.de (German)
• Primul film britanic îi aduce un agent londonez lui Alec Secăreanu – Interview with Evantia Barca at eranews.ro, 6 July 2016 (Romanian)
• profile at teatrul.ro (Romanian)

На других языках

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[de] Alec Secăreanu

Alexandru „Alec“ Secăreanu (* 4. Dezember 1984 in Bukarest[1]), auch als Alec Secareanu oder Alexandru Secareanu geführt, ist ein rumänischer Schauspieler.

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- [en] Alec Secăreanu

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